Wildlife officials in Montana are warning landowners after several elk calves in the Bitterroot Valley died from consuming Japanese yew, a highly toxic ornamental plant.

They ate a Japanese yew, which is a non-native plant ... It's a sad misfortune for the animal, which moved into residential areas searching for food. "Because it's not native to the area, animals ...

Those are the type of conditions that make Japanese yew particularly dangerous to wildlife, FWP said. "Because it's not native to the area, animals aren't familiar enough with the plant to know or ...